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• posted: Oct. 14, 2014
• Jeffrey M. Rich
• Medical Malpractice,  NY Personal Injury Laws,  Birth Injury,  Wrongful Death,  Personal Injury
• birth injury lawsuits,  brain damage,  premature babies,  premature birth

Because prematurely born babies are at risk for a number of complications, doctors take extra precautions to prevent premature births. It is standard medical practice for obstetricians to order a Read More

• posted: Oct. 14, 2014
• Jeffrey M. Rich
• Medical Malpractice,  NY Personal Injury Laws,  Birth Injury,  Wrongful Death,  Personal Injury
• birth injury lawsuits,  brain damage,  premature babies,  premature birth

Because prematurely born babies are at risk for a number of complications, doctors take extra precautions to prevent premature births. It is standard medical practice for obstetricians to order a Read More

• posted: Oct. 01, 2014
• Jeffrey M. Rich
• Medical Malpractice,  Birth Injury,  Personal Injury
• birth errors,  forceps complications,  forceps deliveries,  forceps risks

To protect mothers and their babies, the medical field sets standards for when a forceps delivery is appropriate and when it is not. If your newborn baby suffers injury or Read More

• posted: Sep. 30, 2014
• Jeffrey M. Rich
• Medical Malpractice,  Wrongful Death,  Personal Injury
• anesthesia accident,  anesthesia errors,  medical malpractice lawsuits,  surgical errors

While anesthesia errors today are much rarer than they were several decades ago, they still occur. Anesthesiologists have standard practices in place today geared toward preventing patient harm. According to Read More

• posted: Sep. 30, 2014
• Jeffrey M. Rich
• Medical Malpractice,  Wrongful Death,  Personal Injury
• anesthesia accident,  anesthesia errors,  medical malpractice lawsuits,  surgical errors

While anesthesia errors today are much rarer than they were several decades ago, they still occur. Anesthesiologists have standard practices in place today geared toward preventing patient harm. According to Read More

• posted: Sep. 14, 2014
• Jeffrey M. Rich
• Medical Malpractice,  Personal Injury
• civil cases,  settling a medical malpractice lawsuit,  tort actions

Health care reform proponents argue that medical malpractice lawsuits drive healthcare professionals out of business through unwarranted medical malpractice lawsuits that overload court dockets. However, according to the Court Statistics Read More

• posted: Sep. 14, 2014
• Jeffrey M. Rich
• Medical Malpractice,  Personal Injury
• medical malpractice lawsuits,  civil cases,  settling a medical malpractice lawsuit,  tort actions

Health care reform proponents argue that medical malpractice lawsuits drive healthcare professionals out of business through unwarranted medical malpractice lawsuits that overload court dockets. However, according to the Court Statistics Read More

• posted: Jul. 01, 2014
• Jeffrey M. Rich
• Medical Malpractice,  NY Personal Injury Laws
• doctor error,  heart attack,  heart attacks in women,  medical misdiagnosis

According to a study reported by the National Institutes of Health, doctors often misdiagnose young women with heart disease. Doctors misdiagnosed one in 50 patients suffering from heart attacks, and Read More

• posted: Jul. 01, 2014
• Jeffrey M. Rich
• Medical Malpractice,  NY Personal Injury Laws
• doctor error,  heart attack,  heart attacks in women,  medical misdiagnosis

According to a study reported by the National Institutes of Health, doctors often misdiagnose young women with heart disease. Doctors misdiagnosed one in 50 patients suffering from heart attacks, and Read More

• posted: Jun. 14, 2014
• Jeffrey M. Rich
• Medical Malpractice
• hospital errors,  informed consent,  medical liability,  physician malpractice

What is informed consent? Before performing a medical procedure on a patient, a physician or medical provider must inform the patient of the risks involved. For example, if a heart-bypass Read More

• posted: Jun. 14, 2014
• Jeffrey M. Rich
• Medical Malpractice
• hospital errors,  informed consent,  medical liability,  physician malpractice

What is informed consent? Before performing a medical procedure on a patient, a physician or medical provider must inform the patient of the risks involved. For example, if a heart-bypass Read More

• posted: Aug. 22, 2013
• Jeffrey M. Rich
• Medical Malpractice
• Cerebral Palsy

The brain injuries or malformations that cause cerebral palsy can occur before, during or after birth. While incomplete prenatal care, failure to diagnose and errors during delivery can all represent Read More

• posted: Aug. 22, 2013
• Jeffrey M. Rich
• Medical Malpractice
• Cerebral Palsy

The brain injuries or malformations that cause cerebral palsy can occur before, during or after birth. While incomplete prenatal care, failure to diagnose and errors during delivery can all represent Read More

• posted: May 21, 2013
• Jeffrey M. Rich
• Medical Malpractice
• dental malpractice,  personal injury

When a judge or jury finds in favor of the plaintiff in a dental malpractice action, the courts carefully examine the state laws that apply to determining damages as well Read More

• posted: May 21, 2013
• Jeffrey M. Rich
• Medical Malpractice
• dental malpractice,  personal injury

When a judge or jury finds in favor of the plaintiff in a dental malpractice action, the courts carefully examine the state laws that apply to determining damages as well Read More

• posted: Apr. 21, 2013
• Jeffrey M. Rich
• Medical Malpractice,  Birth Injury
• birth injuries

Because of the complexity of medical issues, any type of malpractice lawsuit requires extensive attention to detail combined with experience navigating the laws specific to your state. If your infant Read More